The boys from Burnaby, BC are back...
GOB wrapped up their East Coast tour in support of their latest release, Muertos Vivos in Toronto on Friday night.
Check out the chaos they created here and the many faces of vocalist/guitarist, Theo Goutzinakis.

Share the music that moves you with total strangers by taking part in a little experiment we're calling Operation Disc Drop. What we want you to do is simple: make a mix cd and drop it off in a public spot for some lucky stranger to find. Spread a little good musical karma around and see if it comes back to you. Follow the progress right here: Operation Disc Drop.

This week's good idea is all about saving the world, one t-shirt at a time. I'd explain it here, but that would wreck the surprise. Warm up a thumb, friends. Is It A Good Idea?

Back in September of this year Jenn and Jess attended the Austin City Limits music festival in Texas.
While there we caught a rare set by Steve Earle.

Click here to see more photos of that set, then watch Dr. George's interview on Thursday night with Steve Earle

And for more on Austin City Llimits, click here to read our complete review of the festival that included the likes of Bjork, M.I.A., Crowded House, and Stephen Marley to name a few. Oh, and dare I not mention, The Killers.

* This outing was NOT subsidized by tax-payers dollars.

Conan O'Brien has a cartoon series he runs on his show. I don't know if you've seen it... It's called "Pale Force."
It's him and another comic, Jim Gaffigan, who does most of the voices. They play a crime fighting duo with the superpower of "paleness." Basically, they're both "pale" men. Anyway last night they went to a little know ethnic neighbourhood in Manhattan called "Canadatown..." Watch the video here. Keep an eye on the top left corner.

I guess you could call it a Strombo Convo. The University of Calgary gave George an honourary doctorate of law yesterday. In his acceptance speech he said his mother always prayed that he do two things. One, get a university degree, and two, go to heaven. At least now he'll have one covered. Congrats George.

ps. Go to the After The Hour site to watch a video of the day's events.

....when it comes to Juliette and The Licks.

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Can anyone imagine the love-in that occurred last night? I can.
The one and only Stevie Wonder, 57 was performing for the first time in over a decade at Toronto's Air Canada Centre.
Unlike any other artist I've seen before, Stevie, with his two backup singers, appeared on stage to an adoring, standing audience. Instead of breaking into song, Stevie spoke for about 5 minutes constantly referring to the passing of his mother (last year) and how with her strength and continuous support, he continued to sing and tour.

With favourites such as "Superstition," "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours," and "My Cherie Amour" the two hour plus show was anything but lackluster.

Stevie Wonder's music spans generations past and guarantee, will span many future generations."

At least, he could be. Check out this week's good idea, toss back a percoset pudding, and give us a thumb to say what you think.

Is It A Good Idea?

As you all know, I'm sure, George is back on the radio. This sunday, from 5pm-8pm, he's got a special guest, Raine Maida. Maida, as I hear, might bring his guitar and do a little something from his new album. You should probably tune in.

George is on the following stations, every Sunday, 5pm-8pm: 99.3 The FOX (Vancouver), Power 97 (Winnipeg), 102.1 The Edge (Toronto), FM96 (London) and Y108 (Hamilton).

When Ben Harper recently touched down in Toronto, not only did he come by and chat with George.
He played 2 solid nights at Toronto's Massey Hall
Take look here at a few shots of the show.
And watch tonight on THE HOUR for George's interview with the 'other' Mr. Harper

See the review of both bands here

You may have heard but your boyfriend George has a new radio show on a new network. Corus Radio picked up the Strombo show.

“I'm excited to be back on the radio,” said Strombo. “My formative years in the business were in radio and I will always be a radio guy. I’m looking forward to getting on the air, taking phone calls and playing awesome music.”

The show airs every every Sunday at 2pm - 5pm. Check out more info here.

There was quite a bit of interest in this cold opening the other day. We got emails, and facebook messages, and myspace posts. Everyone wanted to know who owned the abs. So we decided to do another bit on it, check out The Hour Men piece, it's funny.

Maybe we really should do a men of The Hour calender?

The Velomobile
The Fab Tree Hab
Cremains in Space.
This is how you've ranked The HOUR's good ideas. This week, Recyclebank battles for top seed. Go, give them a thumb!